In view of the possibility of energy rationing for the summer season in Honduras, businesspeople are calling for the tender processes for the supply of electricity to be speeded up.
Businessmen from Central America and the Dominican Republic ask that ILO Convention 190 not be ratified, arguing that countries already have regulations to deal with violence and harassment in the workplace.
The Federation of Private Entities of Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic (Fedepricap), through a statement dated August 9, reported that they agreed to request from the governments "... the non-ratification of Convention 190 of the International Labor Office (ILO), on which there was already a declaration against employers, with the purpose of not harming the generation of jobs.
In Honduras, rebates and discounts applied to sales should be detailed on the invoice, a change with which the business sector would disagree if the government decides to collect taxes on the discounted amount.
On March 1, the changes to the invoices, which were imposed by Agreement 817-2018, came into effect. Among them, it is important to note that the fields for discounts and rebates must be included in the format of the document.
Representatives from the sector reported that during the first quarter of the year, 1,069 homes were built, which is equivalent to 14% of the total units that they plan to build this year.
According to the Honduran Chamber of Construction Industry (Chico), so far about $3.4 million has been invested in the construction of 1,069 homes, and to complete the 7,695 housing units planned, about $212 million will be disbursed in 2018.
Through an agreement with the business sector, the government of Honduras has announced that it intends to simplify procedures for licenses and registration of companies.
As part of a plan to facilitate private investment, the Hernandez administration has announced that they will also be talking with mayors so that local governments facilitate the operation of companies nationwide. In addition they"... announced that from April they will start using customs' forward looking statement."
A bill that is being prepared by the private sector and the Honduran government seeks to provide incentives to build houses at lower costs and with better financing conditions.
The purpose of the initiative is to facilitate the conditions not only to build housing at affordable costs for the majority of the population, but also to improve conditions of bank financing to facilitate purchases.
The housing deficit in the country is estimated at 1.2 million, with the difficulty faced by developers in obtaining financing having become one of the main obstacles.
Representatives from the association of civil engineers believe that in order to solve the problem of homelessness in the country, 45 thousand units need to be built every year for the next 20 years.Of these 45 thousand, 35 thousand will be to cover part of the existing deficit and the rest to meet the new demand that is emerging.
Importers have announced increases in final prices for materials such as iron rods, due to an increase in international prices.
As reported by the Honduran Chamber of Construction (Chico) the expected increase in iron rods ranges from "8 and 10 lempiras ($0.35 and $0.44)", which will raise the final price from 80 to 88 or 90 lempiras in hardware stores and outlets.
Private companies expect that in the course of the year $170 million will be invested in construction of social housing and $220 million in private residential projects.
Although the Honduran Chamber of Construction (Chico) estimates that nearly $400 million will be invested for the construction of social and private housing, it is road infrastructure which will, according to the union, have the greatest prominence in 2017.
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